Month: November 2011
Kopplin’s Open on Marshall and November 23 Tweet Rodeo
The latest from Twitter: It’s @kopplins first day open in the new digs on Marshall, @fultonbeer growlers are on sale from 4-7pm today, @finnegans annual Night Before Thanksgiving Happy Hour will take place at Pat’s Tap, and @GrandCafe_Mpls will supply Black Friday brunch from 10am to 3pm.
MoreHappy Thanksgiving and Recipe Roundup
Ragu with polenta, pumpkin puree, bourbon chocolate pecan pie, gouda pumpkin lasagna with pancetta, caramelized pears, and banana oat muffins with oatmeal. Incidentally, the Churn is going on vacation as of … right now. See you after Thanksgiving. Be safe out there, and make sure you take a small piece of both kinds of pie. […]
MoreRogue Finalist for Good Food Awards and November 22 Tweet Rodeo
The latest from Twitter: @FACESmearspark shows how to make some potato croquettes, @TheBeerDabbler Winter Carnival tickets are now available, @FreshTartSteph comments on the dining time limit debate, formerly MN-based @RogueChocolate is named a finalist for this year’s Good Food Awards, and it’s $2 off Tuesday at @bullrunbar.
MoreBottles and Boars and Morning Roundup
A glowing write-up of the Donut Cooperative; plucking live chickens led to a massive $25 fine in 1923 (it’ll be interesting to see what, if any, punishment Sparboe Farms faces); how to redo a (or at least one particular) kitchen shelf; on the heels of Espresso BellaVitano, Sartori releases Cognac BellaVitano; and a look at […]
MoreHeritage Turkeys at Cooks of Crocus Hill and November 21 Tweet Rodeo
The latest from Twitter is turkey fever: @bewicheddeli is taking orders for Thanksgiving dinner, @CooksCrocusHill still has heritage turkeys for sale, and it’s the last day to pre-order a Turkey Day feast from @The_Wedge, but @sewardcoop will have all the fixings at their hot bar on Thanksgiving Day proper.
MorePerfect Pecan Pie and Recipe Roundup
(Turkey) pizza burgers, mixed greens with pomegranates and pickled shallots, spaetzle, roasted squash hummus, roasted red pepper tapenade, red kuri squash soup, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, perfect pecan pie, baked bourbon sweet potatoes, bay-brined roasted turkey, and cranberry-Biscoff upside-down cake.
MoreThe SweeTango Apple Takes Manhattan and Morning Roundup
METRO puts out a great-looking Twin Cities brewery checklist, a review of Damien (a small beer derived from Darkness), Minneapolis City Council changes an ordinance to allow microbreweries to operate next door to a church, how to have a Minnesota locavore Thanksgiving, when social media collides with traditional tailgating, some noteworthy 2011 books about food […]
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